Ammo question

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mikerb55
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Re: Ammo question

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I haven't ordered any yet. My local indoor range tells me if a magnet does not stick to the projectile, I can use it at their range. Can you do this for me an let me know? :vconfused:[/quote]
Yeah sure.
I'll look this evening.[/quote]
OK - I didn't remember last night, but I did tonight.
Sorry man, but...[/quote]

You,

Thanks for checking! I can't believe that either! Oh well. Maybe I'll order some anyway. I'll let you know. :vsad:
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Another forum had pics of a round cut in half. It's just a jacket over a (very thin) hollow metal or plastic core.
Nothing much to it.
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youmightbearedneck wrote:Another forum had pics of a round cut in half. It's just a jacket over a (very thin) hollow metal or plastic core.
Nothing much to it.
From what I've read they have a steel core (Rod). Guess it was used to penetrate light armor.
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It was used because steel is cheaper than lead, copper, or brass, and the commies were cheap bastards from the get go. It's a mild steel core, real AP rounds are much harder.
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sclinesr wrote:From what I've read they have a steel core (Rod). Guess it was used to penetrate light armor.
Not the training ammo.
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmo013.htm
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The regular stuff is like JYD said, soft steel, cheap.
AP had a black tip.
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/A0788.jpg
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It's nice to have some of this on hand; great for introducing shooters new to service-rifle calibers without immediately making them recoil shy. as for hunting small game, even if they complied with local laws, I wouldn't recommend them. Now, if you could somehow fill them with #12 dust shot, ala Glaser Blue Slug...... :twisted: Or #6 shot suspended in epoxy, ala Cor-Bon Mag-Safe.... :big shock: BIG energy dump!


Basically the 46 gr. hollow bullet is a bore plug to allow semi and full auto weapons to function with this training ammo.
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